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title: "520 - Local Welfare Provision: Furniture Packages"
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# 520 - Local Welfare Provision: Furniture Packages

Buyer: WIGAN COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a8f98b5a-d6a0-40fb-9dbd-f6b5d47473bf

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## Summary

Wigan Council recently concluded an open procurement process for the provision of furniture packages as part of its Local Welfare Provision. The contract is classified under "Other community, social and personal services" and is valued at £240,000, with the requirement to deliver services within England. The procurement process moved into the award stage as of 31st March 2025, with the contract set to run from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2030. The council sought proposals from suitable organisations, including SMEs and VCSEs, to offer a sustainable furniture service for crisis referrals, emphasising decreasing dependence on future council funding.

This procurement presents valuable opportunities for businesses specialising in community services and crisis management resources. Companies with a strategic approach to sustainable service delivery and those capable of operating independently of council funding will find this tender advantageous for long-term growth and collaboration. Organisations with experience in welfare and social services sectors and the ability to innovate in service delivery systems are well-placed to benefit from this contract, fostering their reputation and expanding their scope within public sector partnerships.

## Notice

Our residents continue to be affected by the Welfare Reform agenda and the rising cost of living, so co-ordination of information and advice is key to responding to the challenging range of issues facing our residents. The Domestic Relief Furniture Packages provision forms part of Wigan's wider Welfare Offer and along with the Welfare Benefits, Information and Debt Advice Service will support our codesigned Financial Wellbeing Plan as such they are intrinsically linked. We would like to identify one or multiple organisations to deliver and sustain a furniture service for crisis furniture referrals without the reliance of future funding. Delivering a service through this contract which seeks to be not reliant on Council funding in the future will form part of the evaluation and scoring criteria of submissions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b29603b-be19-4600-a084-39122980d028 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Feb 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £240,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £240,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WIGAN COUNCIL |
| Locality | WIGAN |
| Post town | Wigan |
| Postcode | WN1 1YN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD36 Greater Manchester North West |
| Local authority | Wigan |
| Electoral ward | Wigan Central |
| Westminster constituency | Wigan |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | QUEEN'S HALL ACTION ON POVERTY T/A THE BRICK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 14 May 2025 at 09:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b29603b-be19-4600-a084-39122980d028
- 10 Jan 2025 at 17:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3a8c2724-94b7-4b4b-a8e9-e6cec17987bd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1b29603b-be19-4600-a084-39122980d028
  14th May 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3a8c2724-94b7-4b4b-a8e9-e6cec17987bd
  10th January 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=84f09fbd-4ccf-ef11-8133-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wigan.gov.uk/

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